8-letter words containing a, b, u, s
- subaudio — (of a sound) low frequency
- subaural — below the ear
- subaxial — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis: an axial relationship.
- subbasin — a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- subclass — a primary division of a class.
- subcosta — a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- subequal — not quite equal
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid
- subgoals — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- subhuman — less than or not quite human.
- subimago — the first winged stage of the mayfly, with dull opaque wings, known to anglers as a dun, before it metamorphoses into the shiny gauzy imago or spinner
- sublease — a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.
- sublunar — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- subnasal — situated beneath the nose
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subovate — almost egg-shaped
- subpanel — a panel that is part of a larger panel
- subphase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- subplant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- subpoena — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subpolar — subantarctic.
- subrange — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- subscale — a scale within a scale
- subshaft — a secondary shaft in a mine
- subsizar — formerly, an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge who did not have to pay tuition fees but who instead helped in the kitchen or household of their college
- subsolar — situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
- subspace — a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.
- substage — the component part of a microscope below the stage, for supporting a condenser, mirror, or other accessories.
- substate — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- subtalar — beneath the ankle bone
- subtaxon — a supplementary piece of identifying information in a plant's or animal's scientific name
- subtidal — of or relating to, inhabiting or existing in the region below the level of low tide, that is always underwater
- subtopia — suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers
- subtotal — the sum or total of a part of a group or column of figures, as in an accounting statement.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- subucula — (in ancient Rome) an undergarment or subtunic worn by men;
- subulate — slender, somewhat cylindrical, and tapering to a point; awl-shaped.
- suburban — pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
- suburbia — suburbs collectively.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.